Monthly ARC's Update 136

So I read my next book for Monthly ARC's and it was A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber from the August list, It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier from the July 2024 list, Watch Us Crack by Gabriella Lepore from the September list, Seven All Alone by Kirsty McKay from the December list, and How Girls Are Made by Mindy McGinnis from the November list.

Here's the link to this month's post with my journey.

How it Works: 

This is my monthly ARC accountability challenge, to list out the books that I have as ARC's that are being published in the coming month, rounding them up at the start of the month, and seeing how well I did at the end, as well as rounding up the next month's books.    

  

Week 47 Review: It Had to Be You

From Goodreads:

Two contract killers, each with a hit out on the other, must fight their growing attraction as they face off in an epic game of lust and murder across Western Europe.

When Eva and Jonathan hook up on the sleeper train from Florence to Paris, they think they'll never see each other again. Which is too bad, because neither has ever felt a spark like this for another person. But love isn't on the agenda in their line of work. 

Six months later, they run into each other in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. This meeting is not by chance, because Eva has been hired to kill Jonathan. She's a contract killer, but what she doesn't know is that he is too.

Their meeting kicks off a high-stakes cross-continent adventure across Western Europe. There will be tourism. There will be bodies.  Eva and Jonathan might even fall for each other.

As the two get closer to completing their assignments, it becomes clear that they are also being hunted—by something even more dangerous than love. . .

My Review:

Author: Eliza Jane Brazier  
Read: November 21st, 2025 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a SAC 2025 Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: July 16th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Next to be Published November Update 18

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was It Had to Be You and I'll be reading Watch Us Crack next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 3:28 PM

Pages Read: 416

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 352

When We Talk to the Dead by Ian Chorão

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 10:21 AM

Pages Read: 304

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 371

It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 9:32 PM

Pages Read: 384

Watch Us Crack by Gabriella Lepore

Started On: November 22nd

Currently On: Page 0 of 336

Books Read: 18

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 7659

Next to be Published November Update 17

So I've read my next book for the Next to be Published November, and it was A Moment's Shadow and I'll be reading It Had to Be You next! 

My Reading Journey:

The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee

Started On: November 1st

Finished On: November 1st, 4:01 PM

Pages Read: 368

Watch Me Disappear by Ross Armstrong

Started On: November 2nd

Finished On: November 2nd, 4:57 PM

Pages Read: 355

The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh

Started On: November 3rd

Finished On: November 3rd, 11:27 AM

Pages Read: 400

Cast in Blood by Michelle Sagara

Started On: November 4th

Finished On: November 4th, 7:13 PM

Pages Read: 512

The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch

Started On November 5th

Finished On: November 5th, 5:58 PM

Pages Read: 336

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Started On: November 7th

Finished On: November 7th, 4:06 PM

Pages Read: 369

Silver Stars by Michael Grant

Started On: November 13th

Finished On: November 13th, 11:21 PM

Pages Read: 566

The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison 

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 2:44 PM

Pages Read: 320

An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid

Started On: November 15th

Finished On: November 15th, 8:35 PM

Pages Read: 251

The Others by Cheryl Isaacs 

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 1:56 PM

Pages Read: 336

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

Started On: November 16th

Finished On: November 16th, 7:32 PM

Pages Read: 305

Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 2:06 PM

Pages Read: 336

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith

Started On: November 18th

Finished On: November 18th, 7:51 PM

Pages Read: 368

A Matter of Murder by Tirzah Price

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 3:28 PM

Pages Read: 416

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles

Started On: November 19th

Finished On: November 19th, 8:59 PM

Pages Read: 352

When We Talk to the Dead by Ian Chorão

Started On: November 20th

Finished On: November 20th, 10:21 AM

Pages Read: 304

A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber

Started On: November 21st

Finished On: November 21st, 3:06 PM

Pages Read: 371

It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier

Started On: November 21st

Currently On: Page 0 of 384

Books Read: 17

Goal: 30 Books

Pages Read: 7275

Random Reads #727, October 23rd

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 2395 which turned out to be It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier! It's been on my TBR pile since June 9th, 2024, and I added it because it sounded really good! What about you guys? Happy reading!